Anacamptis
Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Orchidoideae Tribe: Orchideae Subtribe: Orchidinae Alliance: Orchis Genus: Anacamptis Rich.
Species
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Anacamptis Rich., 1817 is a small genus from the orchid family (Orchidaceae). This genus is abbreviated as Ant. in trade journals. Louis Claude Marie Richard (September 19, 1754 - June 6, 1821) was a French botanist. ... Orchid redirects here. ...

The type species is Anacamptis pyramidalis [L.]L.C. Rich. 1818

The scientific name is derived from the Greek word 'anakamptein', meaning 'to bend backwards'.

These terrestrial orchids occur on grasslands, limestone or chalk deposits or on dunes in Europe, from the Mediterranean to Central Asia. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ...

They have linear to lanceolate leaves with an acute tip. They grow a long, pyramidal, erect spike with many fragrant flowers. These flowers bloom in summer. They are pollinated by moths and butterflies. Their proboscis is adapted to the long spur of these flowers. Look up foliage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Flower (disambiguation). ... Closeup image of the Cairns Birdwing, showing its large proboscis A syrphid fly using its proboscis to reach the nectar of a flower In general, a proboscis (from Greek pro before and boskein to feed) is an elongated appendage from the head of an animal. ...

Except Anacamptis pyramidalis all species listed below, were formerly classified under Orchis morio-clade. They have a diploid chromosome number of 32 or 36. A useful character for distinguishing Anacamptis from Orchis is the basal fusion of the three sepals in Anacamptis. Diploid (meaning double in Greek) cells have two copies (homologs) of each chromosome (both sex- and non-sex determining chromosomes), usually one from the mother and one from the father. ... For information about chromosomes in genetic algorithms, see chromosome (genetic algorithm). ... Flower of the Primrose Willowherb (Ludwigia octovalvis) showing petals and sepals A sepal is one member or part of the calyx of a flower. ...

The few bigeneric hybrids are between sister-genera (closely related clades), in this case Anacamptis x Serapias. Recently found specimens of Orchis mascula x Anacamptis morio, found in Cumbria, England in 1997, proved short-lived because of a highly divergent genomic lineage. Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... In biology the genome of an organism is the whole hereditary information of an organism that is encoded in the DNA (or, for some viruses, RNA). ...

Species

Anacamptis coriophora

Anacamptis longicornu

Anacamptis papilionacea

• Anacamptis boryi (S. Greece, Crete).
• Anacamptis champagneuxii (W. Medit.)
• Anacamptis collina (Medit. to S. Turkmenistan).
• Anacamptis coriophora (Europe, Medit. to W. Asia) .
  • Anacamptis coriophora subsp. coriophora (Europe to W. Asia).
  • Anacamptis coriophora subsp. fragrans (Medit. to Iran).
• Anacamptis fragrans (Pollini) R.M.Bateman (comb. nov.)
• Anacamptis israelitica (N. Israel, Palestine).
• Anacamptis laxiflora (WC. Europe, Medit. to C. Asia).
• Anacamptis longicornu (W. & C. Medit.)
• Anacamptis morio : Green-veined Orchid, Green-winged Orchid (Europe, Medit. to Iran).
• Anacamptis palustris (Europe, Medit. to C. Asia).
  • Anacamptis palustris subsp. elegans (Europe to C. Asia).
  • Anacamptis palustris subsp. palustris (WC. Europe Medit. to Iran)
• Anacamptis palustris subsp. robusta (W. Morocco).
• Anacamptis papilionacea (Medit. to Iranà.
  • Anacamptis papilionacea var. cyrenaica (NE. Libya).
  • Anacamptis papilionacea var. papilionacea : Butterfly Orchid (Medit. to Iran).
• Anacamptis picta (Loiseleur) R.M.Bateman (comb. nov.)
• Anacamptis pyramidalis (L.) Rich.: Pyramidal Orchid, Maltese Pyramidal Orchid (Europe, Medit. to N. Iran).
  • Anacamptis pyramidalis var. tanayensis (Switzerland)
  • Anacamptis pyramidalis var. urvilleana (Sommier & Caruana) Kreutz

Anacamptis coriophora

• Anacamptis robusta (T.Stephenson) R.M.Bateman (comb. nov.)
• Anacamptis sancta (E. Medit. to Caucasus).
• Anacamptis syriaca (Cyprus, S. Turkey to Lebanon).

Binomial name Anacamptis pyramidalis The pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis is an orchid native to central and southern Europe. ...

Natural hybrids

• Anacamptis x albuferensis (Anacamptis fragrans x A. robusta) (nothosp. nov.)
• Anacamptis × bornemanniae (Anacamptis longicornu × A. papilionacea) (N. Africa, Sardinia).
• Anacamptis × duquesnei (Anacamptis palustris × A. pyramidalis)(France).
• Anacamptis × gennarii (Anacamptis morio × A. papilinocea)(W. Medit.)
• Anacamptis × klingei (Anacamptis laxiflora × A. pyramidalis) (France).
• Anacamptis × laniccae (Anacamptis morio × A. pyramidalis) (Switzerland, France).
• Anacamptis × lesbiensis (Anacamptis pyramidalis × A. sancta) (E. Aegean Is).
• Anacamptis × simarrensis (Anacamptis fragrans × A. pyramidalis) (France, Italy, Greece).
• Anacamptis × van-lookenii (Anacamptis papilionacea × A. pyramidalis) (France).

Intergeneric hybrids

• xAnacamptiplatanthera (Anacamptis x Platanthera) (accepted name)
• xAnacamptorchis (Anacamptis x Orchis) (unplaced name)
• xDactylocamptis (Anacamptis × Dactylorhiza) (accepted name)
• xGymnanacamptis (Anacamptis × Gymnadenia) (accepted name)
• xOphramptis (Anacamptis x Ophrys) (unplaced name)
• xSerapicamptis (Anacamptis × Serapias) (accepted name)

References

• Richard M. Bateman et al. - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of Orchidinae and selected Habenariinae (Orchidaceae); Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2003, 142, 1–40.
• Bateman RM, Hollingsworth PM. - Morphological and molecular delimitation of Anacamptis (Orchidaceae: Orchideae), with particular reference to A. x albuferensis ; Taxon 2003

External links

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Anacamptis

• Kew Scientist, issue 12, October 1997
• Anacamptis culture and care sheet on the terrorchid wiki